Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52645#.VJzMHcCAM4 Affiliation(s) Clinique médicale I-H.A.L.D-Dakar, Dakar étoile, Senegal . ABSTRACT Background: Rheumatoid arthritis is predominant in women. In men certain clinical signs can delay diagnosis. Methods: A cross-section study of the epidemio-clinical and immunobiological features of rheumatoid arthritis in a male, black African population was carried out at the Aristide Le Dantec, University hospital of Dakar. Results: we studied 35 male subjects with rheumatoid arthritis. Their mean age was 42 years and the average time between the onset of symptoms to diagnosis was 44 months. In 70% of these patients, at least one joint deformation was present, most frequently an ulnar deviation of the fingers (34.3%). Extra-articular symptoms were dominated b...
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